 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...myself. When I was a child, at seven years old, my friends, on a holyday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and being charmed with the 102 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS, sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of another... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...WHEN I was a child, about seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop, where they sold toys for...another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then came home; and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle; but disturbing... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 538 pages
...child of seven years old (saysDoctor Franklin) my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for...the hands' of another boy, I voluntarily offered, and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased... | |
 | English wit & humor - 1825 - 204 pages
...I was a child , of seven years old, my friends on a holiday rilled my pockets with coppers. I went to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and,...the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily ofiereel, and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 164 pages
...on a holiday, filled my pockets with halfpence. I went directly towards a shop, where toys were sold for children ; and being charmed with the sound of...another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. 2. I then came home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing... | |
 | African Americans - 1826 - 238 pages
...seven years old, says Dr. Franklin, my friends on a holy-day filled my little pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and being charmed with the Sound ef a Whistle, which I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered, and gave... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children's poetry - 1831 - 178 pages
...on a holyday, filled my pocket with halfpence. I went directly towards a shop where toys were sold for children ; and being charmed with the sound of...another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. 2. I then came home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers, English - 1831 - 182 pages
...on a holyday, filled my pocket with halfpence. I went directly towards a shop where toys were sold for children; and being charmed with the sound of...another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. 2. I then came home, and went whistling over the t house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...Nephew. WHF.NI was a child, at seven yeais old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for...and, being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that 1 met by the way in the hands of another boy, 1 voluntarily offered him all my money for one. 1 then... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...Nephew. WHEN I was a child, at seven years old, my friends. on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and heing charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I mat hy the way in the hands of another hoy, I voluntarily... | |
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I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me... 
